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Is Microsoft Crossing the Line by Pushing Security Essentials? | |
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| Time: 07:53 EST/12:53 GMT | News Source: *Linked Within Post* | Posted By: Chris Hedlund | ||
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Microsoft has offered free protection with Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) for some time, and it recently expanded the availability of the antivirus protection for small businesses. A recent move to push out Microsoft Security Essentials to Windows systems that don't have any antivirus protection, however, has some rival security vendors up in arms. From Microsoft's perspective, though, it's a little "damned if you do, damned if you don't". | ||
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| #1 By 1226 (206.67.164.226) at 11/10/2010 9:35:04 AM |
| No they are not This program is so good I would be willing to pay for it |
| #2 By 1896 (68.153.171.248) at 11/10/2010 10:30:48 AM |
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While I completely agree with #1 opinion I am also sure that MS considered the reactions that offering MSE through the update mechanisms built in Windows would created.
Are the complaints groundless? In my humble opinion yes! It is not a mandatory or even recommended but....... the legal sharks would never miss an opportunity to make some money; and make no mistakes they have already made money. It would be unconceivable that both MS and other AV vendors would have made any move without a rior consultations with lawyers who, bottom line, hace already profited from the issue. |
| #3 By 1896 (68.153.171.248) at 11/10/2010 10:30:57 AM |
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Sorry... double post. This post was edited by Fritzly on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at 10:31. |
| #4 By 27437 (128.122.204.124) at 11/10/2010 10:48:13 AM |
| Security Essentials is a great product. Microsoft is doing the right thing by pushing virus definitions via Windows Update. To hell with the competition if they can't handle it. |
| #5 By 17855 (208.87.137.231) at 11/10/2010 4:16:21 PM |
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You have to opt in to recieve notification This is NOT the default behavior of Wndows Update. In other words only people that wanted to be notified about additional programs were notified about an additional available program... Wheres the issue?
Completely agree with the above comments. :) |
| #6 By 23603 (96.20.121.224) at 11/10/2010 7:26:40 PM |
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NO...
They should have done this ,years ago... Actually it should be the other way around.... Microsoft should sue all the antivirus company. |
| #7 By 143 (216.205.223.146) at 11/10/2010 7:33:08 PM |
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If the rival security vendors make a better product people will pay for it.
This post was edited by donpacman on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at 19:34. |
| #8 By 9589 (174.111.19.89) at 11/10/2010 9:47:15 PM |
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Ok, deadline approaching what to do . . .
OK, I've got it!. It has to be about Microsoft. Yeah, that'll work. I know! I know! Something "edgy." Yeah, they are doing something illegal - well not exactly illegal, but I write it like it should be . . . OK, what is the actual topic . . . Hey, that program that has been out for years now. Yeah!!! Security Essentials. They have to be doing something wrong. Ballmer is still breathing, isn't he? Ok, finished. Whew!!! Now, I can get back to important work. My PHD treatise on why this should be the year of Linux on the desktop. Wait until my readers read this! |
| #9 By 2960 (72.205.26.164) at 11/11/2010 7:54:18 AM |
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It's an optional install. It's not selected automatically. For it to install, the user has to make a concerted effort to make this happen.
Not to mention it also has to get past the accept/install list. |
| #10 By 15406 (216.191.227.68) at 11/11/2010 8:21:35 AM |
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#6: Microsoft should sue all the antivirus company.
How's that? Does MS claim some exclusive right to shore up the gaping security holes in its software? #8: Now, I can get back to important work Yes, now that you've finished your standard game of Blame The Messenger. Do you ever have any proper arguments, or are you confined to parkkker-esque deflection techniques? My PHD treatise on why this should be the year of Linux on the desktop. Windows can have the PC desktop. Considering the past several years have been the years of Linux in the datacentre, server, supercomputer and practically every non-PC hardware out there, soon enough Windows will be on a minority of devices. And you'll still be blaming the messenger while shaking your fist at "open sores". |
| #11 By 13997 (96.38.171.8) at 11/13/2010 10:51:07 PM |
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#10
Anti-Virus software has nothing to do with gaping security holes, or Apple would be buying Symantec. (Go look at the security holes of Vista to Win7 Combined compared to the last version of OS X alone, Microsoft is not the one shipping software with gaping security holes.) As for Windows is dead, blah blah blah, talk, you have been saying the same thing on these forums for several years now. If you stick around another 20 years you might eventually be right. However in 'reality', more devices and servers and desktops run Windows everyday. An expanding market, does not mean that one product is being replaced with another product. As for Windows on the desktop Win7 is more successful than every version of OS X combined, and as for devices, you seem to forget that there are a lot of devices running Windows CE and Embedded, probably even in your own home, and possibly your car depending on what brand you have. |
| #12 By 95132 (184.77.5.233) at 11/15/2010 1:01:52 PM |
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Solid baseline product offered up and distributed in fair manner. There is no story here, least not yet.
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| #13 By 15406 (216.191.227.68) at 11/18/2010 7:43:28 AM |
| #11: I've been saying Windows is dead? Citation please. Feel free to use Google. Windows is most certainly not dead and own't be for quite some time, I think. Now, from an ethical standpoint, yes Microsoft is certainly dead in that regard. |
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